Waist-belt.



PATENTED AUG. '7, 1906. H. J. GAISMAN.

WAIST BELT.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 11:13.28. 1399.

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lNo. 827,859.

APPLIOATION FILED TBB. 28. 1899.

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ATTORNEY THE NoRRls PETsRs co., WASHINGTON, D. c4

UMTED STATES rPanini. OFFICE.

HENRY J. GAISMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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T0 'all whom t may con/cern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GArsMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVaist-Belts, of which the folowing is a speciiication.

My invention relates more particularly to improvements in the means for attaching a waist-belt to a device or devices on a garment; `and to this end the invention consists in a waist-belt provided with means for connecting it together arounda waist and having a pair of transverse strips attached to its inner face kand a bar or the like connected withv said strips and having a free space for connection with a complemental device on a garment.

'The invention also consists in they novel details of improvement and the combinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to ybe had to the Aaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a waistbelt embodying my invention. Fig 2 is an inner face view of a belt embodying my invention and particularly adapted for womens use. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the attaching-bar in a single piece or strand. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section on the line 4 4in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-section on the line 5 5 in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-section on the line 6 6 in Fig. 2, showing the attaching-bar connected with a hook on a garment. Fig. 7 is a detail face view showing theslotted attaching-bar connected with the cross-strip by the means shown in Figs. 3 and 5. Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8 8 in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9 9 in Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a detail face view of the belt and its attaching slotted bar, showing means carried by the latter to keep the two arms of the bar from spreading apart. Fig. 11 is a cross-section on the line 11 11 in'Fig.' 10. Fig. 12 is a detail of the receiving end of the attaching-bar shown in Fig. 10, land Fig. 13 is a detail of the device for keeping the arms of the slotted bar from spreading.

`AIn the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference indicate corre- Specification of Letters Patent.

. Appucmon inea February 28. 1999. serial No. 707,175.

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Patented Aug. .7, 1906.

vided with a fastener or buckle 2 for connecting its ends together around a waist in wellknown manner. f In Fig. 1 the belt shown is of the type having a plurality of strap-like parts connected together by interposed rings l3 and which is particularlyadapted for mens use, while in Figs. 2 and 3 the belt is shown in a single strip, such as usually used by women.

On the inner face of the vbelt I place two strips 4 5, which extend transversely vof the belt and are secured to the latter, preferably at or near their ends and by preference by stitches 6, that pass through said strips and When the :longitudinal edges of the belt have rows of stitches, I may utilize 'those stitches in attaching the strips4 5 to the belt. Said strips may be madeof leather or other suitable material and preferably extend to o r close to the edges of the The strips 4 5 are arranged lin one or more pairs and serve as supporting or intermediate means for connecting a bar 7 to the belt. The b ar 7 is attached at or near lits ends to the strips 4 5, which may be accomplished in any suitable manner. r1`he bar l7 is adapted to be attached to a complemental `device-such as a hook, button, `or the like S-on a garment 9, (seen in Fig. 6,) so as to re.- tain the belt in proper position relatively to the garment. In some cases 4the bar 7 is provided with a slot 7a, adaptedfto receive ,the shank of a button on thegarment but where a button is not used the bar may be slipped under a hook 8, attached to thel garment, as in Fig. 6. y

In Figs. 1, 2, and 10 the strip 4 is shown provided with eyelets 10 to receive the two adjacent ends of the bar or attaching device 7, and the strip 5 has an eyelet 11 to receive the opposite end of bar 7. Thisarrangement gives the user the selection of different vtypes i of complemental attaching devices on agarment. 1

In Figs. 3 and 5 vthe bar 7 is in a single piece of strand between the strips 4 5, and it is adapted to be slipped under a hook 8 .to connect the belt with the garment in manner similar to that shown in Fig. 6. lThe bar Y7 may be ,attached to the strips 45 in any suit IOO ' the attaching-bar 7 is shown provided with' bar.

- setting the ends of the bar or by closing in the outer ends ofthe eyes.

In Figs. 7 and 8 the attaching-bar 7 ,instead of bein connected to the strips 4 5 by means of eyets, is connected to said strips by means of the plates 12, having eyes 13. In

this case the two arms oi the bar 7 at one end project sidewise at 7 b and Jforwardly at 7 C, the atter parts passing into or through the eyes 13. There may be two of such eyes formed in one plate 12 or separate plates each having an eye arranged in manner similar to that shown in Fig. .5. In Fig. 7 one of the arms of an inward bend at 7 d at the open end of slot 7a to Aprevent the shank of a button 1from spontaneously passing out of said slot. The opposite end of bar 7 is shown connected with a plate 12, having an eye 13 but in this case the eye 13 is formed by striking up a tongue from plate 12 and then rolling the same over the end cross-arm 7 e of bar 7.

In assembling the parts the tongue of plate 12 is passed through an opening in strip 5 and left in this position, as shown in Fig. 9, until the ends 7C of bar 7 are passed through eyes 13,Y that project through strip 4, and .as the ends 7C of bar 7 can thus pass through eyes 13a relatively loose or vsliding connection is .'made between thebar at one end and the 'transverse strip, and the cross-arm 7e is next slipped under the hook so formed at the strip 5, as shown in Fig. 9, and then the eye is closed down around said arm 7e, as shown in Fi 8, providing a relatively iirm or immovab e connection between the bar at such end Vand the transverse strip, all to retain the attaching-bar on the belt. This arrangement provides a convenient means for securing the attaching-bar 7 to the strips 4 5. Such loose or sliding connection between the bar and the belt permits the latter toV be drawn' snugly around a waist without restraint from the Inorder to prevent the button on the gar- `ment Jfrom slipping under the strip 4 when With this arrangement the button is prevented from slipping under the cross-strip 4 whenbein detached from the slot 7a of bar 7 When t e attaching-bar 7 is made with two arms a b to provide the slot 7 a and such bar is made long and of light wire, there might be danger that the arms would spread apart, and thus allow the button t0 become detached from the bar. In order to prevent this, I provide the following arrangements:

vN ear the open end of slot 7a the arms a b on their outer edges are provided with inwardlyextending depressions or bends c d, and upon these arms I mount a button-holding device A, which has at one end a slot A, leading to its socket A2, and said button-holder is shown provided with eyes A3 A2, respectively, adapted to receive the arms a b ofthe attaching-bar 7. (See Figs. 10 and 11.) By preference this button-holder is made of wire, and the eyes A3 A2 are substantially at ri ht angles to the socket A2. The distance etween the eyes A3 A4 is such that when they y come in line with the depressions c d in arms a b they will enter the same, and thus retain the button-holder near the open end of slot 72. When the belt is to be attached to a button on a garment, the shank of the button is first slipped through slot A into socket A2 in the button-holder, and owing to the presence of the eyes A3 A4 in the depressions c d the button-holder will remain in position until the button-shank passes into socket A2 and against the end ofthe button-holder. Thereupon as the belt is ulled the ressure will cause the button-holder to slip om the depressions c d and pass along the arms a b to ythe desired position; but the presence of the button-holder upon said arms prevents them Y from spreading apart in line with the button, so that the button cannot become detached from the attaching-bar 7 by slipping out from between the arms a b. When the belt is to be removed, it is pulled until the eyes of the button-holder A reach the depressions c d of arms a b, whereupon it will stop, and then the shank of the button by a continued pull on the belt will pass away Jfrom said button- Y The particular form of buttonholder. holder shown may be varied so long as the idea is retained of having the button-holder adapted to receive the shank of a button and to slide along the arms a b with the button and to keep said arms from spreading apart.

It will be seen that the bar 7 is at a distance or raised from the inner face of the belt, so as to allow the button, hook, or the like when attached to the bar to lie between the bar and the belt.

In either example illustrated the bar 7 between the strips 4 5 presents a free space along which the button, hook, or other complemental device on the garment can be adjusted, or, in other words, when the bar 7 is IOO IIO

connected with such button, hook, or the like the belt can be adjusted around the waist to bring the front fastener to the proper position, while the parts 7 8 remain in connection. When the belt is adjusted to the waist and the parts 7 and 8 are connected, as stated, the belt and the garment to which it is attached remain in position relatively to each other.

When my improvements are applied to mens belts, a bar 7, with its pair of attaching-strips 4 5, is placed at each side of the front opening of the belt, as shown in Fig. 1, and can thus be connected with the buttons on the waistband of the trousers or, if pre- Jferred, with hooks attached to such waistband. When the belt is to be made fon womens use, a single bar 7 and the pair of strips 4 5 are preferably placed at the central back portion of the belt, and a hook or button is attached to the'garment at the backas, for instance, upon the waistband of a skirt-and thusv the skirt-band is kept from slipping below the belt, and the belt is kept from slipping above the skirt-band.

It is evident that the bar 7 can be constructed otherwise than as shown, and I do not limit my invention to the precise details of construction shown and described, as it may be varied without departing Jfrom the spirit thereof.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together and having a pair of transverse strips attached to its inner face, and a bar or the like connected with said strips and located at a distance Jfrom the belt to provide a Jfree space for receiving a complemental device on a garment, substantially as described.

2. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together and having a pair of transverse strips spaced apart and attached near their ends to the belt, and a bar or the like connected with said strips and having a space between said strips for connection with a complemental device on a garment, the bar being located at a distance from the belt to receive such device between the belt and the bar, substantially as described.

3. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together and having a pair of transverse strips attached to its inner face, and a bar connected with said strips and having a slot adapted to receive a complemental device on a garment, said strips acting to hold the bar at a distance from the belt to provide a space between the belt and bar for a holding device on a garment, substantially as described.

4. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together and having a pair of transverse strips attached to its inner face, and a bar having a slot, the two adJacent ends of the bar being attached to one strip and the opposite end attached to the other strip, said bar being maintained the strips at a distance from the belt providing ,a space te receive a complemental devicel on a garment, substantially as described.

5. A waist-belt, provided with means for connecting its ends together, an attachingbar, a plate having an eye or eyes to receive 4'the corresponding end of the attaching-bar,

and a strip attached to the belt and overlying the plate, the eye projecting through said strip, substantially as described.

6. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together and having a pair of transverse strips attached to its inner face, a plate or strip located between the belt and the corresponding transverse strip and having an eye projecting through an aperture in such strip, and a bar having its end located in said eye, said bar being adapted for connection with a complemental device on a garment, substantially as described.

7. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together, an attachingbar having two arms provided with a slot between them, plates having eyes to receive the ends of said arms, and a strip overlying each plate and attached to the belt, substantially as described.

8. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together, an attachingbar having two arms providedv with a slot between them open at one end, said arms being bent sidewise and then outwardly at one end, plates having eyes to receive the ends of said arms, and a strip overlying each plate and attached to the belt, substantially as described.

9. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together, an attachingbar having two arms provided with a slot be IOO tween them, a plate having eyes to receive one end of said bar, and a plate at the other end ofA the bar having an eye formed by a tongue struck up Jfrom the plate and adapted to be folded over the end lof the bar, and a strip overlying each plate and attached to the belt, substantially as described.

10. A waist-belt provided with means for connecting its ends together, an attachingbar having a slot open at one end, and a pair of strips attached to the belt and also attached to the ends of said bar, one of said strips having a cut-out part in line with the open end of the slot of the bar, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a belt, of a waist-button-attaching device located along the inside of the belt, the said belt and at- ITO IIS

taching device being secured immovably together at one point and having a sliding connection with each other at another point, secured to the other cross-strap,substantially substantially as described. as described.

12. The combination With a belt having a l HENRY J. GAISMAN. pair of cross-straps spaced apart and secured Witnesses: thereto, of a Wast-button-attaching device T. F. BOURNE, having one end secured rigidly to one of the l T. E. TURNER.

cross-straps and having its other end loosely 

